Jean-Marie Bockel
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Jean-Marie Bockel has been Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon
since 18 March 2008, having previously been Secretary of State for Cooperation and La Francophonie since June 2007. He has been a member of the French National Assembly since 1981, when he stood as a Socialist Party
candidate, and was Minister for Commerce in the Socialist Party government of Laurent Fabius
between 1984 and 1986.
Bockel (commonly referred to at "JMB" in France) is a lawyer and has been mayor of Mulhouse
since 1989. On the right wing of the Socialist Party, he declared himself to be an admirer and strong supporter of the policies of Tony Blair
.
In November 2007 he announced the formation of a new centre-left political party, Modern Left
(Gauche Moderne), following his resignation from the Socialist Party
when joining the Sarkozy administration, and is using this party as a vehicle to campaign in the municipal elections of 2008 for a fourth term as mayor.
Secretary of State for Prisons and Prison Reform : 2009–2010.
Secretary of State for Defense and Veterans : 2008–2009.
Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony : 2007–2008.
Minister of Commerce, Handicrafts and Tourism : February-march 1986.
State Secretary to the Minister of Commerce, Handicrafts and Tourism : 1984–1986.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Haut-Rhin
: 1981–1984 (Became secretary of State in 1984) / 1986–1993 / 1997–2002. Elected in 1981, reelected in 1986, 1988, 1997.
Senate of France
Senator of Haut-Rhin
: 2004–2007 (Became secretary of State in 2007). Elected in 2004. Reelected in 2008, but he stays minister.
General Council
General councillor of Haut-Rhin
: 1982–1989 (Resignation) / 1994–1997 (Resignation). Reelected in 1988, 1994.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Mulhouse
: 1989–2010 (Resignation). Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Mulhouse
: Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Agglomeration community Council
President of the Agglomeration community of Mulhouse Sud Alsace : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Member of the Agglomeration community of Mulhouse Sud Alsace : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
François Fillon
François Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...
since 18 March 2008, having previously been Secretary of State for Cooperation and La Francophonie since June 2007. He has been a member of the French National Assembly since 1981, when he stood as a Socialist Party
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
candidate, and was Minister for Commerce in the Socialist Party government of Laurent Fabius
Laurent Fabius
Laurent Fabius is a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. He was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic.-Early life:...
between 1984 and 1986.
Bockel (commonly referred to at "JMB" in France) is a lawyer and has been mayor of Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
since 1989. On the right wing of the Socialist Party, he declared himself to be an admirer and strong supporter of the policies of Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
.
In November 2007 he announced the formation of a new centre-left political party, Modern Left
Modern Left
The Modern Left , is a French centrist political party founded in 2007.The party was founded following the nomination of the former Socialist Senator and Mayor of Mulhouse, Jean-Marie Bockel to the François Fillon government in May 2007...
(Gauche Moderne), following his resignation from the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
when joining the Sarkozy administration, and is using this party as a vehicle to campaign in the municipal elections of 2008 for a fourth term as mayor.
Political career
Governmental functionsSecretary of State for Prisons and Prison Reform : 2009–2010.
Secretary of State for Defense and Veterans : 2008–2009.
Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony : 2007–2008.
Minister of Commerce, Handicrafts and Tourism : February-march 1986.
State Secretary to the Minister of Commerce, Handicrafts and Tourism : 1984–1986.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...
: 1981–1984 (Became secretary of State in 1984) / 1986–1993 / 1997–2002. Elected in 1981, reelected in 1986, 1988, 1997.
Senate of France
Senator of Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...
: 2004–2007 (Became secretary of State in 2007). Elected in 2004. Reelected in 2008, but he stays minister.
General Council
General councillor of Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...
: 1982–1989 (Resignation) / 1994–1997 (Resignation). Reelected in 1988, 1994.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
: 1989–2010 (Resignation). Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
: Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Agglomeration community Council
President of the Agglomeration community of Mulhouse Sud Alsace : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Member of the Agglomeration community of Mulhouse Sud Alsace : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.